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Your phone is about to stop being yours. — Starting September 2026, a silent update, nonconsensually pushed by Google, will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with Google, sign… (keepandroidopen.org)

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[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I live in an apartment with those kinds of laundry machines.

We have an option for people to buy a card and preload it with funds.

Do you have that option at least?

[–] tristynalxander@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not aware of any option like that. I also don't see an place for a card to be inserted.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

You don't insert the card in the machines.

You tap the card like you would newer debit cards and Point of Sale (POS) machines.

I'd look into whether your apartment building could add that as an option, or if not, look into procuring the card that works with the laundry machine manufacturer and see if you can preload it somehow yourself.

If the manufacturer doesn't make those cards, you might try cards from other manufacturers to see if those work.